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Also known as '''16th The Queen's Lancers''' | Also known as '''16th The Queen's Lancers'''. | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1759''' raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | *'''1759''' raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons | ||
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*'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1954''' became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
*'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers | *'''1993''' amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers | ||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1822''' India | *'''1822''' India | ||
*'''1825''' [[ | *'''1825''' [[Jat War]] | ||
*'''1839''' [[ | *'''1839''' [[1st Afghan War]] | ||
*'''1843''' [[Gwalior]] | *'''1843''' [[Gwalior]] | ||
*'''1844''' [[Meerut]] | *'''1844''' [[Meerut]] | ||
*'''1845''' [[ | *'''1845''' [[1st Sikh War]] | ||
*'''1865''' India | *'''1865''' India | ||
*'''1890''' [[Lucknow]] | *'''1890''' [[Lucknow]] | ||
*'''1897''' [[Umballa]] | *'''1897''' [[Umballa]] | ||
*'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]] | *'''1897''' [[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers 16th Queen's Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th/5th_The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_The_Queen%27s_Lancers 16th Queen's Lancers] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th/5th_The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Lancers Queen's Royal Lancers] Wikipedia | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers''] by WJD Gould (1837-1846) [Archive.org]. In 1846 when the Regiment left India for England, those who wished to stay in India could transfer to either the [[3rd The King's Own Hussars|3rd Light Dragoons]] or the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th Lancers]] ([http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/108/mode/2up page 108]). | |||
[[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Cavalry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 29 September 2009
Also known as 16th The Queen's Lancers.
Chronology
- 1759 raised as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1766 renamed the 2nd (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1769 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons
- 1816 renamed the 16th (The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)
- 1861 became the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers
- 1921 retitled as the 16th The Queen's Lancers
- 1922 amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1954 became the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 17th/21st Lancers to form The Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
- 1822 India
- 1825 Jat War
- 1839 1st Afghan War
- 1843 Gwalior
- 1844 Meerut
- 1845 1st Sikh War
- 1865 India
- 1890 Lucknow
- 1897 Umballa
- 1897 North West Frontier
External Links
16th Queen's Lancers Wikipedia
16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Lancers Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould (1837-1846) [Archive.org]. In 1846 when the Regiment left India for England, those who wished to stay in India could transfer to either the 3rd Light Dragoons or the 9th Lancers (page 108).